write me out

Verse 1

I’m stapling smiles to tired faces

Writing checks my heart can’t cash

You talk like secrets keep you safe

But you’re just bad at doing math

I learned your name from whispered fights

And late-night calls you didn’t make

You say you’re fine, I say “alright”

We both know that’s a mistake

Pre-Chorus

I’m not bitter, I’m just bored

Of pretending this is love

Chorus

So write me out like I’m the problem

Cross my name, misspell the truth

You’re good at making exits look romantic

I’m just good at missing you

We were fire in a crowded room

Now we’re smoke with nothing left to prove

Say it’s over like you mean it

We were better before the apology

Verse 2

Your friends say I’m a phase you’re in

Like bad tattoos and nicotine

But I’m the ghost in every song

You swear you’ve never listened to

You keep receipts for all my flaws

I keep quiet, let them burn

You call this “growing up”

I call it taking turns

Pre-Chorus

You dress regret in better words

Then wonder why it doesn’t fit

Chorus

So write me out like I’m the problem

Cross my name, misspell the truth

You’re good at making exits look romantic

I’m just good at missing you

We were fire in a crowded room

Now we’re smoke with nothing left to prove

Say it’s over like you mean it

We were better before the apology

Bridge (break it down, crowd chant)

I don’t hate you

I just hate the way

You say my name

Like it’s in the way

Breakdown

If loving you’s a losing game

I learned the rules, I played it straight

You folded first, I stayed too long

Now tell me who to blame

Final Chorus (bigger, messier)

So write me out like I’m the problem

Tell your side, I’ll bite my tongue

You’re good at turning guilt to closure

I’m just bad at letting go

We were sparks before the fallout

Now we’re echoes in the same old room

Say it’s over like you mean it

We were better before the apology

Outro

Seal this letter, never send it

I’ll keep the mess, you keep the ending